NWA Capt. Richard Madson Brown

 

~ IN MEMORY ~

WWII veteran, NWA Capt. Richard Madson Brown

January 6, 1922 ~ September 19, 2021

 

From the Northwest pilot group, we have learned of the passing of RNPA member retired Northwest pilot Captain Richard Madson Brown, age 99.  Captain Brown actually first joined Northwest Airlines  04-07-1941, prior to his military service, and retired with Northwest in 1982.  Widowed in 2012 with the passing of his wife Jean, Captain Brown is survived by his children and his grand- and great grandchildren.

Obituary information is available online at https://www.startribune.com/obituaries/detail/0000403451/

Memorial services will be held at Excelsior Covenant Church, 19955 Excelsior Blvd, Excelsior, MN 55331 on October 9 at 11:00 AM with visitation one hour prior. Huber Funeral & Cremation Services has been entrusted with arrangements.

 

Thank you,

~ Carol for the PCN 

 

Obituary : Richard Madson Brown

Captain Brown took his final flight - home to heaven September 19, 2021. Preceded in death by father and mother, Don & Ruth Brown, wife of 67 years, Jean Brown, daughter Sheila and brothers John, Donald, Bill and Jack.

Born in Minneapolis on January 6, 1922. Moved to Fargo, N.D. at an early age and graduated from high school in 1939. Married his wife Jean Fortin in 1945. Raised four children; Sheila (deceased), Mary (Peter) Studer, John (Dona) Brown, and Dick (Dori) Brown, five grandchildren; Peter (Amie) Studer, Nicholas (Autumn) Studer, Johnathan (Lindsey) Studer, Emily (Matt) Stoddart, Carter Brown, and twelve great grandchildren.

He entered WW II in March of 1942 as an aviation cadet. As the pilot of a twin engine B-26 bomber, he flew 66 missions out of England in 1944, one of which was on D-Day. He retired from the service in June of 1945 and was hired by Northwest Airlines in August 1945. He flew as a pilot for 36 years and retired in 1982 at the age of 60.

Jean and Dick lived in Deephaven Minnesota for 60 years and spent time on Lake Minnetonka winter and summer. Dick loved to play golf, served on the Deephaven City Council for six years, and was on the civil service commission for fifteen years. They moved out of Deephaven in 2011, and the love of his life, Jean, passed away on April 10, 2012. We are grateful to the Lake Minnetonka Shores community and staff, and his special friend, Anne Brosious.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the ICA Food Shelf or the National WASP WWII Museum. A memorial service will be held at Excelsior Covenant Church, 19955 Excelsior Blvd, Excelsior, MN 55331 on October 9 at 11:00 AM with visitation one hour prior. Huber Funeral & Cremation Services Excelsior Chapel 952-474-9595 huberfunerals.com

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Obituary for Jean Fortin Brown

Jean Fortin Brown, Age 89, of Minnetonka, died on April 10, 2012. Graduated from Fargo, ND High School in 1940, attended Wellesley College in Massachusetts, then transferred and graduated from Carleton College in 1944 with an Art History major. She married the love of her life, Richard Brown on August 10, 1945. They moved to Minnesota and raised their family in Deephaven where they lived for 60 years. Jean was an active volunteer with the MN Landscape Arboretum, the League of Women Voters, Community Concerns, and was a supporter of Orchestra Hall. She was also an avid bridge player…………………….